Overview

• Monday, June 20 – Networked Writing – Essay #3 due.
• Tuesday, June 21 – Digital Preservation and Digital Divides
• Wednesday, June 23 – Digital Writing
• Thursday, June 24 – Research Paper Presentations – synchronous class 6-8 pm.
• Friday, June 25 – Research Paper Presentations – synchronous class 6-8 pm. Research Paper due.

Monday, June 20 – Networked Writing

• Assigned Material:
  • Electronic Literature, Chapter 6
  • What is netprov?
  • Watch this video on Netprov featuring Mark Marino and Rob Wittig
  • Read Being Spencer Pratt by Mark Marino and Rob Wittig
  • Explore netprovs in this page
• Writing:
  • Write a short post in which you discuss netprov as an artistic practice and how it embodies and extends notions of the literary in online networks.
  • Post in our ASULearn forum today and respond substantively to at least 2 classmates’ postings by the following day.

Tuesday, June 21 – Digital Preservation and Divides

• Assigned Material:
  • Explore Pathfinders, read the introduction, and read/watch one of the 4 traversals featured within.
  • Explore the afterflash exhibition in The NEXT, reading 1-2 of the preserved Flash works within.
  • Read the Introduction and The Poetics of Macintosh in Bitstreams by Matthew G. Kirschenbaum.
  • Watch my lecture “Digital Writing & Digital Divides in the US: Electronic Literature & Privilege“
• Writing:
  • Write a 250+ word response to the assigned material, discussing some of the digital preservation challenges inherent in electronic literature and why eliterature is so darn white.
  • Post in our ASULearn forum today and respond substantively to at least 2 classmates’ postings by the following day.

Wednesday, June 15 – Digital Writing

• Assigned Material (Read everything)
  • Read the slideshow for my ELO 2022 talk, with special attention to the concept of “digital writing.”
  • Explore Neal.fun, specifically “The Deep Sea” and a couple other ones of your choice.
  • Read “Five Feet Under“
  • Read “15 Examples of Impressive Digital Storytelling” and explore a couple of examples.
• Writing:
  • Write a 250+ word piece in which you discuss a few examples of digital writing and what they contribute to the field.
  • Post in our ASULearn forum today and respond substantively to at least 2 classmates’ postings by the following day – one for each poet you weren’t assigned to.

Thursday, June 24 – Research Paper Presentations

• Class meets via Zoom. A recording will be available for those who cannot attend.
• Research Paper Presentations

Friday, June 25 – Research Paper Presentations

• Class meets via Zoom. A recording will be available for those who cannot attend. If you cannot attend, please write a post on your final thoughts on the course, taking into account the reading and sharing your example of digital writing.
• Research Paper Presentations.
• Read “Electronic Literature and the Future of Writing” by Leonardo Flores
• Bring an example of a meme, GIF, or other form of digital writing we haven’t yet explored in class.
• Final discussion.
• Research Paper and Engagement Self-Assessment due.

Research Paper

Your research paper will be an in-depth study of an author, elit genre, technique, trend, paradigm shift, or any other topic related to the class. It should cover multiple works of electronic literature and advance a clear thesis that is supported by detailed analysis of works placed in conversation with relevant secondary sources.

Criteria:

• You will write a 1-2 paragraph proposal by Thursday, June 16. You will share it in class and receive feedback on your proposal in our synchronous class that day
• The research paper should be about 2500 words (10 pages) in length.
• The essay should cite at least 4 secondary sources.
• The essay should be formatted in MLA or some other established format.
• You will present your paper in a 10-minute presentation on June 23 or 24.
• The final draft is due on Friday, June 24.